ECL is the Association of European Cancer Leagues.
It was created in 1980 and consists of 39 members.
The objectives of the association are to improve communication and to foster collaborative activities between European cancer leagues and organisations which are members of the ECL, in order to reduce the growing cancer burden in Europe.
The ECL's major fields of activity are, among others:
- cancer prevention
- public education and information
- professional education and information
- assistance, services and rehabilitation for patients and their families and relatives
- fundraising
- tobacco control
- patients' rights
- participation in and support for scientific research
The elected board and general assembly are the governing bodies of the association.
Secretariat
The ECL Secretariat is located in Brussels:
Ms. Catherine Hartmann
ECL co-ordinator
c/o Belgian Federation against Cancer
Chaussée de Louvain, 479
B-1030 Brussels
Belgium
Tel: +32 2 743 3705
Fax: +32 2 734 9250
E-mail: chartmann@cancer.be
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